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IACC Full Committee Meeting Agenda

Friday, November 30, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern

The Ronald Reagan Building
Rotunda Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

Time Event
  8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
  9:00 Call to Order and Opening Remarks

Michael Leavitt

Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Elias Zerhouni, M.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

Thomas Insel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health and
Chair, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
  9:45 Break
10:00 Introductions of Federal IACC Members and Brief Summaries of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Related Activities

10:00 – Administration on Children and Families (Patricia Morrissey)
10:05 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Edwin Trevathan)
10:10 – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Ellen Blackwell)
10:15 – Department of Education (Gail Houle)
10:20 – Health Resources and Services Administration (Peter van Dyck)
10:25 – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Duane Alexander)
10:30 – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (James Battey)
10:35 – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Sam Wilson/Cindy Lawler)
10:40 – National Institute of Mental Health (Thomas Insel)
10:45 – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Story Landis/Walter Koroshetz)
10:50 – Office on Disability (Margaret Giannini)
10:55 – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Larke Huang)
11:00 Introductions of Public IACC Members and Brief Summaries of Autism Spectrum Disorder Related Activities

11:00 – Lee Grossman (President and CEO, Autism Society of America)
11:05 – Yvette M. Janvier, M.D. (Medical Director, Children’s Specialized Hospital, Toms River, NJ)
11:10 – Christine M. McKee, J.D.
11:15 – Lyn H. Redwood, MSN (President, Coalition for Safe Minds)
11:20 – Stephen M. Shore, Ed.D. (Executive Director, Autism Spectrum Disorder Consulting)
11:25 – Alison Tepper Singer, MBA (Executive Vice-President, Autism Speaks)
11:30 Break
11:45 Strategic Plan for ASD Research: Proposed Planning Process

Joyce Y. Chung, M.D.
Autism Coordinator, National Institute of Mental Health

Thomas Insel, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Mental Health and
Chair, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:45 Presentations on Non-Government Funding for ASD

Gary W. Goldstein, M.D.
Clinical Science Advisor, Autism Speaks and President, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Gerald D. Fischbach, M.D.
Scientific Director, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and Dean Emeritus, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University

James F. Gusella, Ph.D.

Senior Science Advisor, Autism Consortium; Bullard Professor of Neurogenetics, Harvard Medical School and Director, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
2:45 Break
3:00 Open Session for Public Comment
3:30 Closing Comments and Future Agenda Items
3:45 Adjournment


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